The Sad Realities of a Young Graduate Living in Jamaica!!!

You start university with so many goals and future plans.  Each year those goals evolve into Bigger, Better things you hope to accomplish as soon as your 4 year journey is complete.  However, the reality of things when you finally finish is that all those dreams and aspirations are slowly drifting farther and farther away due to the mismanagement of an economy and utter disregard for the livelihood of Jamaican citizens. 

From the outside, the international community envies us for the paradise we wake up to every morning.  The Usain Bolts, the Pocket Rockets, the beautiful beaches and the bright sunshine.  But for us young Jamaican graduates every morning is a sad realization.

A sad realization that your boss cannot pay you for the work you are doing!

A sad realization that your living standards will remain as stagnant as the waters in the roadside drains!

A sad realization that although you are qualified, willing to work and bursting with knowledge and new ideas, you won't and may never get the opportunity to put that knowledge to use.

A sad realization that no matter how hard you work, you may never get the opportunity to open the doors to your own business.

A sad realization that no matter how many resumes you send out, you are never qualified, maybe overqualified or underqualified or better yet lacking the experience needed for the job.

It is a Sad Reality!!! The Sad Realities of a Young Graduate Living in Jamaica!